female concubine

Like Zhang Zhai, Liu Huaijin's new house is located in a garden in Tokyo City. Although there are no stone lions sitting in front of the gate, the gate is also very magnificent.

The owner of the house sat on a chair and held a green pillar under the light, looking at it while basking in the sun. His wife approached with a bowl of hot soup, "It's cold in winter, I heard that this soup can nourish."

Liu Huaijin looked back, although the second daughter of the Zhang family was born of her aunt, she grew up under Mrs. Tai's knees and was the most favored, but her temperament was not arrogant because of this.

Zhang Erniang looked at the bead in her husband's hand, "It's not as beautiful as the one that the officials gave to Dad last time."

"Of course, that moon bead is priceless, and there is only one bead in this world that can compare with it."

Zhang Erniang shook her head, "No matter how precious it is, it is still a pearl. Can anyone be worth it?"

Listening to what the virtuous wife said, Liu Huaijin raised her head in surprise, and then remembered an incident a long time ago.

【"I have lowered the price of rice to the lowest level as ordered, and I have successfully sold the cheap Hangzhou rice to the Wang family in Guozi Lane. Now that the new law can be implemented smoothly, what orders does the superior have?"

"The superior is afraid that there will be changes. In order to ensure safety, I order you to marry Jixian Xiangzhangde's second girl who has not yet left the cabinet."

"Marry the second daughter of the Zhang family?"

"Yes, the superior has something to give you after you get married."]

Liu Huaijin narrowed his eyes immediately and said, "Of course he is worthless to no one, but it can kill someone."

"You, just say strange things."

Liu Huaijin squinted and smiled as she looked at the bright moon bead under the light.

The house boy at the door walked into the yard, "Master, someone is asking to see you outside."

"Didn't I say it today, I won't see anyone who comes."

"The man said that his master's surname is Wei, and he came to find you for business."

Liu Huaijin put away the beads held in her palm, straightened her back from the chair, "Where is the person?"

"Still at the door."

"Come to the study, please."

"Yes."

In the cold winter, Liu Huaijin heated up the charcoal basin, and immediately cooked a pot of hot tea by herself.

"I haven't seen Chang Xing for a long time, why are you free today?"

The man with the hood went into the study room and closed the door, then raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm wearing casual clothes now and I'm not an imperial guard, even if I'm in your house, I have to be cautious in my words and deeds."

"Yes, yes, I, Liu, was confused," Liu Huaijin handed over a cup of brewed green tea, "This is the latest sparrow in Sichuan."

"I didn't come here for tea."

Liu Huaijin nodded with a smile, "Someone Liu knows," and immediately got up and cupped his hands, "I don't know what orders the superior has?"

"You should know the intention of the superior to let you marry Zhang De's daughter?"

"Of course I know."

"Now is the time. The superior supports you to become No.1 in this dental practice, not for you to sit back and enjoy wealth."

"So, I understand."

The man waved at Liu Huaijin, Liu Huaijin approached, leaned down and listened for a while, then stared at him, "Expose the crimes of the right minister?"

"What, are you afraid?"

Liu Huaijin straightened up and said with a smile: "The superior is really cruel. He asked me to be his son-in-law, but now he wants me to be an unkind and unrighteous person."

The man got up and said with a smile: "Please rest assured in the yamen, what the superior promised will not be forgotten, your father will live a prosperous life in the court, and the Qianyuan Xuntong will make a new law of joint sitting, the yamen will not implicate your father and your sister, the superior It will also protect you, and as long as Zhang De falls, the Jiang family will not continue to exist in the court."

Hearing the conditions given by the man, Liu Huaijin lowered his head and smiled and said, "The superior is the master," and immediately responded, "Okay."

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In mid-October, a high-ranking chair was set up next to the throne in the Chuigong Hall, and King Shouchun was sitting on the chair in a purple robe.

"Your Majesty, the new laws implemented by the officials have only been stopped but not abolished. Although the ruling party has been demoted, the rest of the party is still there. If the country is always in party struggle, then the court..."

"Zhang Youxiang," the young man interrupted his words, "this king is only acting as an official to supervise the country temporarily, and he will return to power when the official's health recovers. As a subject, a subject cannot disobey the monarch. As a son, how can this king You disobeyed your biological father, so I am very sorry."

"The letter submitted by the right minister about the canal, the king will go back and discuss with the empress before replying."

"Now the county king supervises the country, not the heroine is in power, the world of the Wei family, how can the county king ask everything about the woman who listens to her?"

"The right minister seems to be very dissatisfied with the king's biological mother?"

Zhang De immediately knelt down holding the wat board and said, "Your official has absolutely no such intention."

"what is that?"

"The sage is the queen of the country. He should lead the six palaces and the mother of the world. He should be a model for women inside and outside. How can he show his face outside and manage politics? It's a disgrace to the royal family."

"The king is still young, and the empress's hanging curtain is the meaning of the official family, and this king does not think it is disrespectful to the royal family. The empress is the queen of meritorious service. The sun and the moon shine on the earth. It is the sun and the moon that share the long days and short nights. The days are short and the nights are long, and only when they complement each other can there be light in both day and night, so that the people will not be trapped in darkness."

Zhang De raised his head, unexpectedly, he would be speechless in front of a 13-year-old boy.

"Don't worry Zhang Youxiang, the king will not tell your mother what you said, but please don't say such things in the future."

"The county king is benevolent, and the lower officials are ashamed."

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In the capital hall, the governors of the three provinces gathered to discuss the government affairs.

"Half a month has passed since Your Majesty visited Gen Yue, but the Son of Heaven has ordered the young master to oversee the country and the female master to assist the government. Is it inappropriate?"

"As ministers of the Wei family, we should try our best to persuade the officials to return to the palace. Although the new party has been demoted, the new law remains the same. "

Sitting under the door, Liu Quan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, sneered opposite the officials of the two provinces: "Ms. Zhang You kept saying that it was for the Song Dynasty and the officials. Isn't it really for yourself?"

"Why is this hall, and you don't need to teach me." Zhang De sneered, "The monarch should give grace and power when governing the country, and the ministers should assist the government instead of being driven and enslaved by it."

"The war ceased, but the investment in military power only increased. Your majesty cut redundant officials, but resulted in redundant troops. The military expenditure of the country and the court was five out of six. This time, the defeat of the war, the relief of the soldiers and the settlement of the refugees exhausted the treasury. The gain outweighs the loss, Zuo Xiang," Zhang De looked at Lu Wei, "You are the oldest and most prestigious elder in the court, and you are also a teacher among many Confucian scholars, if Zuo Xiang goes to persuade..."

"Your Majesty's determination cannot be shaken by human power. Now that the court is gradually stabilized, all the ministers and workers should disperse." Lu Wei did not respond to Zhang De's words.

Seeing the prime minister speaking, the ministers stood up and bowed their hands to the two prime ministers and retreated.

"Zhang Youxiang." Lu Wei called Zhang De to stop, raised his head and looked at the person looking back with deep old eyes, "I can do it myself."

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Zhang De has been entangled in trivial matters since he was promoted to prime minister, and he only returned home half a month ago. Zhang's first wife, Niannu, often called Zhang Erniang to go home to live, and Liu Huaijin sometimes accompanied her.

"Oh, this raccoon slave is really good-looking. I'm old enough to attract people's attention. Recently, Tokyo is not peaceful, and there are many cat thieves." Mrs. Zhang was holding a yellow and white lion cat, and couldn't help but be happy.

"As long as the mother-in-law likes it." Liu Huaijin clapped her hands again, and the family boy brought up a box.

Mrs. Zhang didn't know, so she asked, "What is this?"

"Mingyuezhu, the merchant ship got it from Fusang country."

Looking at the green bead that was still glowing, Mrs. Zhang widened her eyes, "This bead is very similar to your lord's, but it seems to be much more expensive."

Liu Huaijin smiled and said, "Mount Tai is busy with government affairs, and the moon beads can be used as candles at night and are safer than open fires. This is a little respect from my son-in-law."

"Hey, with this raccoon slave as a companion, as long as you can come back to visit my old man from time to time, that's enough."

"The officials specially asked someone to bring it back from Fusang country, so mother will accept it."

Mrs. Zhang happily accepted, "Okay, it's better for the two of you to be filial than anything else."

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In late October, the young man returned to Kunning Hall from the Inner Court.

"Pray for your mother's peace." Immediately after, a few copies of the letter were presented, "This is the memorial letter presented by the East Mansion and the West Mansion today."

Xiao Youqing opened the letter, and there were reasonable replies on it, "Da Lang has his own opinions on political affairs, so don't ask me everything."

"Father has been in the palace for nearly a month, and the son went the day before yesterday. Daddy's complexion has recovered, and the son dare not persuade, so he wants to invite the mother..." The young man raised his head and looked at his mother, "Can I invite you to return to the palace?"

"Do you think it's tiring to supervise the country?"

"My son has absolutely no such idea," the young man got up from the chair and knelt down, "but the son is young after all, there is no precedent for a county king to supervise the country without an emperor in the country," the young man added immediately: "I am not sure about the position of the second prince." Absolutely no mind, let alone greed for power."

"When the time comes, your father will come back."

The servant rushed into the hall, "Sage, the county king, there are people in front of the Dengwen drum courtyard beating the Dengwen drum."

"Who plays the drums?"

"It's...Liu Huaijin, the son-in-law of Zhang Xiang, in the yamen of Deputy Prime Minister Liu, suing...his father-in-law, Prime Minister Zhang De."

"..."

On October 28, the ninth year of Qianyuan, Liu Huaijin sounded the Dengwen Drum, sued Shangshu Youpushe and Zhongshu Shilang Zhangde, and after playing the emperor's order in the palace, he was handed over to Yushitai for interrogation.

Because Jiang Luochuan and his brother-in-law were brothers-in-law in the censor, Wang Wenfu was interrogated to avoid suspicion of relatives. If the prime minister was involved, the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment jointly interrogated.

The West Street where Yushitai was located was crowded with onlookers, all eagerly watching this righteous killing of relatives.

"The people sued Prime Minister Zhang De for colluding with merchants, accepting bribes, and privately hiding tea from Jianxi year-old tribute emperor."

Standing in a purple robe, Zhang De stood in the middle of the courtroom and looked at Liu Huaijin coldly. He never thought that this respectful and filial son-in-law would bite him in turn, and then he held his head up and said: "The three law enforcement officers, this hall is the hero!" Afterwards, several generations of the Zhang family have been prime ministers, so why accept bribes?" Immediately, he raised his eyebrows at Liu Huaijin and said, "It's just that the hall didn't promise you to withdraw the business affairs and you held a grudge and dared to slander you. What kind of crime is it to be a prime minister?"

"Zhongcheng, what the people said is true and there is absolutely no falsehood."

"If it's as you said, where is the evidence?" Wang Wenfu asked.

"The evidence is in Zhang De's house, please send someone to search for it."

After the three law enforcement officials discussed, they sent dispatches to the right minister's mansion to search. After half an hour, they all came back to report.

"No Jianxi year-old tribute was found in Xiangfu, only the sparrow tongue offered by Sichuan."

Zhang De got impatient after waiting for a long time, "This tea is the Sanchun tea given by Zi Zi in the late spring of this year, and your colleagues also have it in their homes."

"In addition, a bright moon bead was found in Mrs. Xiangguo's house."

Zhang De looked back in surprise, and murmured in his heart. To be safe, the things Liu Huaijin sent had already been taken care of by him, "Moon Pearl?"